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点者 (てんじゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

点てん者じゃ

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Meanings

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noun

haiku critic; haiku judge

Refers to a person who evaluates and assigns points to haiku poems, often in a contest or gathering.

句く会かいで点てん者じゃが選えらんだ句くが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The haiku selected by the judge at the haiku gathering were announced.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
者someone, person

Similar words

選せん者じゃ
選者 is a more general term for a judge or selector in poetry or literary contests, while 点者 specifically refers to a haiku critic who assigns points.

Etymology

Compound of 点 (points, marks) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the role of a haiku judge.